Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Oh boy, do I have a little bit of Heaven on earth in this recipe. Chocolate chip cookie bars. With a cake mix. No kidding. So very, very good and gooey and yummy and chocolatey. The simplicity of this recipe is going to knock you over… its just a few ingredients that you might already have on hand! Think of the possibilities… M&M’s, peanut butter chips, peanut butter and chocolate chips, butterscotch chips…. you’re welcome.
Ingredients
- 1 boxed yellow cake mix
- 1 egg beaten
- 2-3 Tablespoons water
- 5 Tablespoons butter melted
- 1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips or M&M's, peanut butter chips, etc
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Grease a 9 x 13" baking dish with cooking spray. Set aside.
- In large bowl, combine cake mix, egg, and butter together.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- At this point, depending on how the dough is, you might need to add 2-3 Tablespoons of water to get it to a thick, cookie-dough-like consistency.
- With wet hands, spread the cookie batter evenly in the baking dish.
- Bake for 20 minutes at 350.
- Allow to cool completely prior to cutting.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 302kcal | Carbohydrates: 43.9g | Protein: 2.3g | Fat: 13.4g | Saturated Fat: 6.7g | Cholesterol: 26.6mg | Sodium: 305.8mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 27.3g
9 Comments
karen
August 7, 2013 at 6:41 am
going to pin this and TRY this…that is if I don’t mess it up, LOL. IT sure looks divine.
Julia
August 7, 2013 at 11:17 am
You can’t mess it up… its too easy.
Deanna Ritz
August 10, 2013 at 10:29 pm
My family would absolutely love these cookie bars. I have pinned so that I can make them one day soon. I love cooking new treats for my family. I’m Deanna from Gloriously Made (http://gloriouslymade.blogspot.com) and am one of the co hosts from Tasty Tuesday last week. I love your blog and am following you through bloglovin, twitter, and google plus. I’d love for you to visit my blog sometime and follow if you’d like.
Hope you have a great night,
Deanna
Julia
August 12, 2013 at 4:17 pm
Thanks for stopping by! I will check out your blog this evening!
Chrissie
August 11, 2013 at 11:37 am
Just made them for a picnic. YUM! They are so quick and easy to make! The butter makes them really moist. This will definitely become a regular. Thanks for sharing!
Julia
August 12, 2013 at 4:17 pm
Awesome! Glad you liked them! My son has dubbed them “Chocolate Chip Yellow Brownie Cookies” so I might have to change the name… LOL.